Objective Controlled or uncontrollabel disposing of nanoparticles in various components of man made or biological matter, may have wanted or undesired consequences. Developing the diagnostic tools to detect and characterize the ’grey goo’ is one of the challeneges of nanotech-era. A development of general technology for detection and analysis of single nanoparticles in complex environment and a development of a laboratory prototype of the device based on this technology and its application are the goal of this project. The proposal is based on the new experimental phenomenon discovered recently by a project partner: single subwavelength objects give rise to giant optical signals in surface plasmon resonance microscopy. This provides a unique possibility for ultrasensitive on-line detection of engineered nanoparticles. Within the project a development of the device for detection of nanoparticles and its application for a number of practically important tasks will be performed. The work includes a development of theoretical description of the new effect, optimization of main components of the detection system, development of sophisticated software for effective image analyses and isolation of nanoparticle signals from background optical signals and noise. Preliminary experiments demonstrated a possibility to use surface modification to distinguish different types of nanoparticles. Within the project this approach will be used for identification of nanoparticles. Measurements will be performed in aqueous media as well as in air. Inorganic, plastic and protein nanoparticles will be examined. At the final step of the project monitoring of nanoparticles in simple (drinking water, mineral water, air) and complicated (wine, juice and other transparent non-colloidal drinks) will be performed. The end users will test the developed experimental system for monitoring of workplaces and waste during production of inorganic and protein nanoparticles. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopyengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materials Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP.2011.1.3-1 - New methods for measuring, detection and identification of nanoparticles in products and/or in the environment Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2011-SME-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator BRANDENBURGISCHE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT COTTBUS-SENFTENBERG Address Platz der deutschen einheit 1 03046 Cottbus Germany See on map Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Cottbus Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Karin Tonder (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all HOCHSCHULE LAUSITZ Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 441 425,00 Address Grossenhainer strasse 57 01968 Senftenberg See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Karin Tonder (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR ANALYTISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN-ISAS-EV Germany EU contribution € 324 320,00 Address Bunsen kirchhoff strasse 11 44139 Dortmund See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Arnsberg Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jasmin Gleißner (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data 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Establishments) Administrative Contact Zdenek Reznicek (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data PHASIS SARL Switzerland EU contribution € 273 600,00 Address Chemin des aulx 18 1228 Geneva See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jorge Cors (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data MIVITEC GMBH Germany EU contribution € 271 358,00 Address Eichenstr 24 93161 Sinzing See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alex Mirsky (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data EKSMA OPTICS UAB Lithuania EU contribution € 387 752,00 Address Dvarcioniu g. 2b 10233 Vilnius See on map Region Lietuva Sostinės regionas Vilniaus apskritis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dainius Tumosa (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UPPERTON LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 278 280,00 Address Biocity nottingham pennyfoot street NG1 1GF Nottingham See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Johnson Richard (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data MBN NANOMATERIALIA SPA Italy EU contribution € 277 810,00 Address Via bortolan 42 31030 Carbonera See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Treviso Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Paolo Matteazzi (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in 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